Leading Israeli Scholar: Israeli "State Terror" in Gaza Attack Democracy Now 1/14/09 3 of 3

The assault on Gaza is entering its 19th day with no end in sight. Israel continues its intense bombardment of the territory as Israeli troops edge closer to the heart of Gaza City. Nearly 1,000 Palestinians have been killed, more than 4,400 injured, many of them women and children. Thirteen Israelis have died over the same period, 10 of them soldiers. We speak with Oxford professor Avi Shlaim. He served in the Israeli army in the mid-1960s and is widely regarded as one of the worlds leading authorities on the Israeli-Arab conflict.

read: http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/14/leading_israeli_scholar_avi_shlaim_israel

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[morelshaman]

It is refreshing to hear an intellectual Jew make comments on Israel that are not jaded by pro-Zionist sentiments.

Mr. Shlaim is obviously not a fan of Hamas & makes this point several times so he cannot be accused of hypocrisy.

He sees the bad aspects of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians in this 'war' & in the preceding years even into the 1960s.

This viewpoint would never be heard on any major media in USA since it does not give blanket amnesty to all of Israel's brutal actions.

[mapleridgebc]

Hamas would never have formed if the state of Israel used diplomacy rather than lies and violence, supported by the people of the USA and unfortunately now our Canadian government without the support of the majority of Canadians

[BeatOutsideTheBox1]

huge respect to avi shlaim.

every1 can c that he is against hamas as well as violations against gazans.

i only with th@ ppl would stop saying that israel does this and israel does th@. it is the government of israel which is not always supported by the ppl. all governments make bad decisions sooner or l8er. but pls do go thinking israelis r evil or demonic. it is not true.

[killerkitty777]

@dwade1962eagle then you have selective haring.

israel supported Hamas and is the cause for allll its own problems (as usual!)

Israel is the true terrorist, they were founded by terrorism (irgun, haganah, levi, stern jewish terror groups) and with the creation of the Israeli gov't, the groups were amalgamated into the new gov't.

Tzipi livnis parents were both high ranked Irgun terrorists...and you dare call hamas terrorists? oh you fool you didnt hear a word he said

BAHHHHH to you sheep

[killerkitty777]

yes! he says it! he mentions how Israel supported hamas... i always said Israel is its own worst enemy....

[minakelada]

this guy really knows his politics!

[kevinherbert]

Guys like this are the future of international Jewry......so much to offer the world.....indeed, those Jews globally who haven't yet spoken out against the Israeli government's progressively fascist, revenge-based craziness, are no better than those Germans widely accused of not speaking up against the genocide of European minorities by the German / Austrian/ French / Latvian Third Reich Nazis...at least most 1940's German's could claim not to know what actually was going on...

[kakadaniel420]

cimsid is right!!!

[kakadaniel420]

being a Hindu i share the same sentiments...with kruno!!!

[kruno45]

Thank you Mr. Shlaim for your fair view on situation in Mid.East. My advice to Israely establishment, stop hunting for II World War killers and criminals, you have state full of baby killers and inocent civiliens. Shame on you. What World is doing about it ? I am not a muslim I am just a grandma with a heart and humanity. Give back the land you took from Palestiniens and move on.

[philmonster]

There were Germans who opposed the holocaust as well. This man is a hero. The Israeli military are no better than the fucking SS. Don't agree? You're in the minority. They box in civilians and kill them with unusual enthusiasm and zest.